Quote Originally Posted by Sandrevan View Post
In the first scoring shot in the 2016 gf Kieren Jack took a mark just inside the forward 50 and got cleaned up by Easton Wood. Wood was not in the marking contest and made no attempt to spoil. I was screaming 'FIFTY' but it was not paid.

Zaks effort on Friday night was in the same vain but he didn't hit Crouch that hard. To me, it was not a reportable offence and certainly not a 50 m penalty. Crouch missed the shot at goal and i thought 'that got what it deserved'. The crowd made a lot of noise when Zak ran into Crouch.

Who is umpiring this game? The umpire or the crowd?
Well, in Adelaide and Perth, the crowds are essentially the umpires but unfortunately in Sydney and maybe Brisbane the crowds seem to have no say.......